encina

[ en-see-nuh ]

noun

the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
California live oak.

Origin of encina

An Americanism first recorded in 1905–10; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: “holm oak,” by syncope, shortening, and assimilation, from Late Latin īlicīna “holm oak,” originally feminine of īlicīnus “pertaining to holm oak,” equivalent to Latin īlic- (stem of īlex ) ilex¹ + -īnus -ine¹

Other words from encina

en·ci·nal, adjective

Other definitions for Encina (2 of 2)

Encina

[ en-thee-nah, -see ]

noun

Juan del [hwahn del], /ʰwɑn dɛl/, 1468?-1529?, Spanish poet, composer, and playwright.

How to use encina in a sentence

Before Celebrity Rehab, Dr. Drew was the medical director of Las Encinas hospital, and I was the clinical director.
'Celebrity Rehab' Counselor: Mindy McCready Won't Be the Last | Maer Roshan | February 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Fray Andres Encinas took all the bloody clothing and threw it into the closets.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XVIII, 1617-1620 | Various
The rector of their college there was, at that time, Father Encinas,36 a man of uncommon holiness.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIV, 1630-34 | Various
In the lovely, park-like country half a day's ride eastward of Jerez, several pairs breed yearly on high encinas, or ilex.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste) | Abel Chapman
The tree that gives the memorable touch to the landscape of the coast valleys is the oak, both the roble and encinas varieties.
California | Mary Austin

On the roads one meets lean men with knotted hands and brown sun-wizened faces that seem brothers to the encinas of their country.
Rosinante to the Road Again | John Dos Passos

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